BA English Language and English Literature (with Foundation Year)
About this course
BA (Hons) English Language and Linguistics and English Language and Literature, combining the study of language structure with literary analysis. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Project Management, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The programme includes a four-year structure with a foundation year providing an alternative route into undergraduate study, and a supervised Foundation Project conducted under faculty guidance. Welsh-medium provision is available for certain modules.
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Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 48 - 96 tariff points, from Level 3 qualifications* e.g. A Levels (including: AS-levels, General Studies) BTEC Diplomas and Certificate Cambridge Technical Diplomas and Certificates City & Guilds Advanced Technical Diplomas International Baccalaureate Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted Access pass required T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) We also welcome applications from mature learners. Mature applicants and/or those with other qualifications are considered on individual merit
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What students say
Based on about 20 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 88%
- Academic support: 96%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 81%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 80%
- Gained a higher qualification: 5%
- Left higher education: 20%
What graduates do next
Based on about 7 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 40%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 25%
- Teaching Professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 50%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 40%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 140 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 2%
- North West: 28%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 8%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 8%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 4%
- South East: 6%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 31%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 80%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 10%
- Other qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Introduction to English Literature and Language
- Essential Skills for the Arts and Humanities
- Arts, Humanities and the Future
- Introduction to Research and Inquiry
- Foundation Project
- Academic Skills
- Debating the Disciplines
- Language of Music
- Transnational Cultures
- Beginners' Spanish
- Beginners' French
- Reading, Thinking, Writing
- Language and Culture: A Toolkit
- Introduction to Language
- Describing Language
- Introduction to English Grammar
- Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
- Introduction to Meaning
- Heroes and Villains: Introduction to Medieval Literature
- Comedy
- Gothic
- Children's Fictions
- History of English
- Analysing Discourse
- Exploring Early Modern Literature
- Exploring Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romantics and Victorians
- Exploring Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Exploring Medieval Literature
- Welsh Linguistics
- Diversity in the Welsh Language
- Sounds and Sound Systems
- Semantics and Pragmatics
- Morphosyntax
- Researching Language(s)
- Writing Wales, Writing Ireland
- Reading Myth
- Revolution! Dreams of Other Worlds in Nineteenth-Century Literature
- The Monstrous Middle Ages
- Climate Change in Contemporary Culture
- Innovative Publishing
- Dissertation (Bilingual)
- Final Year Project: English Literature
- Linguistics and English Language Undergraduate Dissertation
- Aspects of Bilingualism
- Introduction to Speech Language Therapy
- English as a Foreign Language Theory
- Language Disorders and Bilingualism
- Second Language Speech Learning
- Second Language Acquisition and Language Teaching
- Phonology and the Bilingual Mind
- Psycholinguistics
- Welsh Linguistics
- Cognitive Discourse Analysis
- Fundamentals of Corpus Linguistics
- Exploring Modern and Contemporary Literature
- Shakespeare and Early Modern Literature
- Realms of Magic: Medieval Romance and its Afterlives
- Sex, Sin, and Death: Medieval Women’s Writing
- Nineteenth-Century Networks: Writing Global Connections
- Alternative Worlds: Sci Fi, Young Adult and Speculative Fiction
- Exploring Nineteenth-Century Literature: Romantics and Victorians
- Exploring Early Modern Literature
- Exploring Medieval Literature
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA English Language and English Literature (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £17,500 after 3 years, £23,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £17,500 and £28,500. The £23,000 median after five years is £5,000 less than the UK median for English language.
What do graduates of BA English Language and English Literature (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA English Language and English Literature (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA English Language and English Literature (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University?
The average entrant had 114 UCAS points.
Does BA English Language and English Literature (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA English Language and English Literature (with Foundation Year) at Bangor University?
80% of students continued into their second year, and 20% left higher education.